The impending withdrawal of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises critical concerns about access to justice for citizens facing rights violations. Without this…
Author: Cécile Mboua
Journalist
Niger crisis: Benin’s democrats urge peaceful resolution
Political tensions in the Niger and the looming threat of a West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) military intervention have raised serious concerns for the Beninese opposition party ‘Les Démocrates’. In…
Strengthening human rights protection in the Sahel: regional leaders meet in Niamey
On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, the President of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), Maty El Hadj Moussa, inaugurated a significant regional conference in Niamey. This summit focused on establishing robust mechanisms…
Urgent call for press freedom protection in Mali and Burkina Faso
urgent call for press freedom protection in Mali and Burkina Faso Newspaper vendor displaying headlines about Burkina Faso’s January 22, 2022 coup on the front page ©Olympie de Maismont – AFP Organisation:…
Burkina Faso’s military government expels two French journalists amid media crackdown
Click to expand Image A television displays the cut signal of France 24, hours after Burkina Faso’s military government suspended the channel on March 27, 2023. © 2023 Olympia de Maismont/AFP via…
Russia’s influence campaign targets panafrican influencer in France
The digital battlefield between France and Russia in Africa has intensified, with Moscow deploying hybrid warfare tactics to undermine Paris’s historical influence. Since its 2018 intervention in the Central African Republic, Russia…
Rising measles cases in Niger cause significant health concerns
Rising measles cases in Niger cause significant health concerns Further analysis on the topic Vaccination: protecting the majority Related medical operations Niger: pediatric care in the southern region Niger: helping refugees and…
Burkina Faso’s peul community faces severe human rights violations
Statement As the 45th session of the Human Rights Council draws to a close, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and its partners within the SOS-Torture Network urgently call upon the Special…
Polio vaccination campaign launched in seven Burkina Faso regions
Burkina Faso launches polio vaccination drive across seven regions In collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Health has initiated a…
Un warns over escalating Sahel military abuses
Afrique UN expresses alarm over Sahel military abuses Reports of forced disappearances and summary executions are increasingly targeting soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. These allegations of civilian abuses by national…
New pediatric unit in Koutiala hospital Mali
A new pediatric unit at Koutiala Hospital in Mali Pediatrics Explore Koutiala, Mali, where Médecins Sans Frontières constructed a state-of-the-art pediatric unit. Since 2009, Médecins Sans Frontières has operated a pediatric program…
Niger vaccination campaigns: addressing measles and meningitis outbreaks
Niger vaccination campaigns: addressing measles and meningitis outbreaks 6 July 2018 – updated 12 November 2019 Miriam Alía, Vaccination and Outbreak Response Manager at Médecins Sans Frontières, discusses the C meningitis and…